Matty!
Cowabunga! I guess I'm committed (the men in the white suits come to pic k me up in the morning) to the ride. Allrightty then. I guess we have a party!
I know for sure I won't be able to do enough riding before the framebuil ders show to go beyond the 200KM. I will however start to ride with the group that does centuries every weekend after the show and begin working up to the greater distances. I'm thinking PBP in maybe 2008 or 09, but you never know. Perhaps if I can have the pesky 3rd arm growing out of m y back removed, the savings in weight and energy to operate it might be enough to get me there. We'll see, but I suspect 2007 will be a tad too soon for me. What time of year is PBP?
I do plan on takeing the AeroTour to Paris for a vacation and putting it through the paces a lot before then. Thinking about a swift tour south from SF to SD maybe this comming summer to see what can be accomplished . There is going to be some adaptation from track riding to touring whic h may take a while. You do know that until recently, climbing was agains t my religion, right?
Matty, you're the BEST! Thanks for jumping in.
Brian Baylis La Mesa, CA
Thanks for comming on board, Matty.
Brian, Count me in...I'll ride the red Rene Herse with Christmas fresh Dugast fatties (thanks Sterling) ....but what about the 300K/400K
600K rides ;^) Should we plan an all-vintage PBP outing in 2007? AeroTour in Paris?? AutoMoto on parade?? Quel est prochain ?
Matt Gorski Belmont Shore, CA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of brianbaylis@juno.com Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:47 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Anyone up for a Brevette in San Diego?
Dear Listmembers,
Along with a change in the type of bicycles I plan to build, I have deci
ded to change the kind of riding I do (what little I can sneek in) and j
ust today I found out there is a group of long distance riders here in t
own. I'm thinking I may take a shot at riding a brevette. There is a 200
KM brevett planned for Janurary 28, 2006 here in the San Diego area. Any
one from the list interested in joining myself and maybe Sterling Peters
for a casual 125 mile jaunt? I've got almost no miles in my legs, but I
'm still thinking I might be able to make it happen within the 13 hour t
ime limit (if I can't the vultures deserve to eat me!). I'm going to rid
e the 650B wheel Peugeot PX-10 I have to see how that bike feels over th
at distance. The last time I rode 200KM was in about 1983 or so. Finishe
d in 5 hours and 23 minutes. Unfortunately that was from Mexicali to San
Felipe, Mexico, which is as flat as one will ever find 200km to ride. I
've checked this course. It's not too bad for terrain.
If there are any takers drop me an email. If I don't regain my sanity be
fore there is any responce, then I will probably try to make the ride.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA